Consider the following radioactive decay process:
${ }_{84}^{218} A \stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow} A_1 \stackrel{\beta^{-}}{\longrightarrow} A_2 \stackrel{\gamma}{\longrightarrow} A_3 \stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow} A_4 \stackrel{\beta^{+}}{\longrightarrow} A_5 \stackrel{\gamma}{\longrightarrow} A_6$
The mass number and the atomic number of $A_6$ are given by:

  • A
    $210$ and $82$
  • B
    $210$ and $84$
  • C
    $210$ and $80$
  • D
    $211$ and $80$

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